Pineapple on the Christmas Tree

If you're going to die, do it with a TV! Colonel Degtyarev bravely endured a sore throat and a temperature of thirty-six point eight, lying in bed and clicking the remote. But he didn't get a proper chance to be sick. A wealthy businessman, Philip Marin, approached the office of his agent, Tyukh. He reported that his wife Flora had drowned a month and a half ago. Philip went mad with grief and recently saw his half-sister Anna in a favorite bag of Flora's at a restaurant. And this bag, made to order, exists in a single copy… How could it have ended up with Anna? Philip asks the detectives to speak to his sister and find out where she got this item. Especially since all of the deceased's other jewelry is accounted for... What if this is somehow connected to Flora's death? Darya Vasilieva and Alexander Degtyarev take on the case and discover that all the participants in the drama are not who they claim to be. Moreover, they are not even who they think they are. How can one not go crazy with this?! Darya Dontsova is the most popular and sought-after author in our country, a favorite of millions of readers. Over 200 million copies of her books have been sold in Russia. Her work fills hearts and souls with light, optimism, joy, and confidence in tomorrow! Dontsova is an incredible worker! I don't know any other writer who would work as much. I respect her as a model of literary diligence. Women need psychological support and get it from Dontsova. I myself read several of Dontsova's novels in my time. Very different people read her. And very busy businesswomen, to turn off their heads for a while, as well as housewives who have a 15–20 minute break between dropping off and picking up children. — Galina Yuzefovich, literary critic